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monogamy

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mo·nog·a·my  (m-ng-m)
n.
1. The practice or condition of having a single sexual partner during a period of time.
2.
a. The practice or condition of being married to only one person at a time.
b. The practice of marrying only once in a lifetime.
3. Zoology The condition of having only one mate during a breeding season or during the breeding life of a pair.

mo·noga·mist n.
mo·noga·mous adj.
mo·noga·mous·ly adv.

monogamy [mɒˈnɒgəmɪ]
n
1. (Sociology) the state or practice of having only one husband or wife over a period of time Compare bigamy, polygamy [1] digamy
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology the practice of having only one mate
[via French from Late Latin monogamia, from Greek; see mono- + -gamy]
monogamous  adj
monogamously  adv
monogamousness  n

monogamy
the custom of marriage to one wife or one husband at a time. — monogamous, adj.
See also: Marriage
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.monogamymonogamy - having only one spouse at a time    
marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, wedlock, union - the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"
monogyny - having only one wife at a time
serial monogamy - a succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces)
Translations
monogamy [mɒˈnɒgəmɪ] Nmonogamia f
monogamy [məˈnɒgəmi] nmonogamie f
monogamy
nMonogamie f
monogamy [mɒˈnɒgəmɪ] nmonogamia
monogamy [mɒˈnɒgəmɪ] nmonogamia


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Nevertheless, as this narrative will show later on, we betrayed glimmering adumbrations of the monogamy that was later to give power to, and make mighty, such tribes as embraced it.
No one can appreciate the peace, the holy satisfaction of monogamy till he has passed through the wasting distractions, the unrest of polygamy.
The females were less numerous than the males, and liable to much furtive persecution in spite of the monogamy the Law enjoined.
 
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